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M 5.1 earthquake — 128 km S of False Pass, Alaska

January 9, 1997 · USGS event usp0007vnf

Magnitude
5.1 (mwc)
Depth
33 km
Location
128 km S of False Pass, Alaska
Coordinates
53.701, -163.546

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Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 5.2 · 136 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJanuary 20, 1997M 4.5 · 133 km SSE of Old Harbor, AlaskaJanuary 20, 1997M 4.9 · 131 km SE of Old Harbor, AlaskaDecember 27, 1996M 4.9 · 196 km S of False Pass, AlaskaJanuary 23, 1997M 4.7 · Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaJanuary 27, 1997M 5.0 · 155 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaJanuary 30, 1997

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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